Mask
Object Number:
81-11-7
Current Location:
Africa Gallery
Culture:
Yoruba
Gelede
Provenience:
Nigeria
Section:
African
Materials:
Wood
Description:
Gelede mask. The face is painted bright green, and the cheeks have three blue stripes each. The eyes and mouth are chartreuse. The forehead has three vertical blue stripes. The intricately carved hearddress is painted in red, white, blue, yellow, pink and green, and may be an oil-base paint. There are evenly spaced perforations around the base.
Credit Line:
Found in African Collections
Current & Past Exhibitions:
African Gallery ( Aug 1995)
Bibliography:
[Article] Expedition. (Back Cover). Expedition. 41 (3) : Page/Fig./Plate: Back Cover
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